on saleLAMY obsidian - Ink Sample

Love this ink and it might just be my new favorite black. I'm currently using it in a Majohn A2 and it writes and dries quick enough for me to jot in my planner.

I ordered two Eco's blue and a black, adding tour the clear and purple ones I acquired in the last few weeks. I like the weight of this pen as well as both the M and F nibs. The ink is a bit wet but it dries by the end of the line. I haven't had any smudging.

It isn't the darkest of black inks but it is a great quality ink. The dry time is decent if you use it for drawing or jotting down ideas. It doesn't bleed through a lot of different papers that I use too.

I received a sample of Lamy Obsidian as a gift with all of the Lamy Crystal inks. I'm not sure if I got a bad sample, but this is the worst ink I've ever used. The most perplexing characteristic is that as I write, it leaves little strings of ink. The best way I can think to describe it is that it is similar to using a hot glue gun and the whispy bits when you pull the glue gun away. Lamy Blue-Black is my go-to everyday ink, so I am very disappointed by Obsidian. This is only the second sample I've tried in the pack (Beryl was fine), but I'm hesitant to try others. I think this is going to be a pain to clean out of my pen...

Trying black inks to settle on one standard black ink for work. I am testing this in a Pilot Kakuno clear with extra fine nib. The color is very saturated and dark exactly what I was looking for. The ink flows nicely, I like the results. I have three other black inks to test, but if I had to stop here I would be very happy.